Beyonce’s fans and stans defended their queen tooth and nail, but as outspoken and opinionated as Kid Rock is, of course he wasn’t going to just take all the Beyhive’s stings without defending himself!

Empire star and R&B singer Jussie Smollett has been wooing viewers with his silky voice on the hit FOX TV series via his gay character, Jamal Lyon, and now he will be entertaining fans outside of the show.